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Paragraph 89
 

The Elections Act of Finland does not cover explicitly the misuse of administrative resources during electoral processes but sanctions breaches of their official duties by members of electoral commissions:


Section 185 — Criminal responsibility of an election official
If a member of an election district committee, central election committee of a municipality, election committee or an electoral commission or an election assistant or any other person functioning as an election official as defined in this Act, neglects his or her duties, he or she is punished as if he or she had committed an offence in office.